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Letters Patent No. 103,781, dated May 31,1870.

IMPROVED LOCK lEOIR TRAVBLING-IBAG-S.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making vpart: ofthe sanne.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOSEPH B. SARGENT, of New Haven, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inLocking Attachment for Traveling-Bags; and I do hereby'declare thefollowing, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andthe letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of thisspecification, and represent in -Figure 1, a top view, and in Figure 2,a top View, illustrating a different arrangement of the same lockingdevice.

'.lhis invention relates to an improvement in traveling-ba gs andsimilar articles, the object being to secure the bag temporarily in anydesired position, as in railroadcars.' .lV'hen the occupant desires toleave his seat, the bag is placed upon the seat, but is liable to beremoved or stolen by evil-disposed persons. By this attachment the bagmay be easily secured to the seat so that no person but the owner cantake it therefrom.

` 'lhe invention consists iu the arrangement of a chain, cord, strap, orequivalent therefor, one end of which is secured to the bag in anyconvenient place, the other endprovided with a cross-bar or similardevice, which may be turned into line with the chain, but, when leftfree, turns itself` a't right angles, or'nearly so, or so as to enlargethe end ot' the chain, and the bag provided with an eyelet or othersimilar'opening to the interior of the bag, so that the said attachment,being passed around any part ofthe thing to which it is desired tosecure the bag, and ihe bar or end dropped through the said opening intothe bag, the bar turns, or the end enlarges, so that the attachmentcannot be drawn from the bag without irst opening the bag.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe the same as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings. 1

`A is a bag of any known construction or size, here represented as a bagfolding at the center B, and secured by a common bag-lock and key. v

C is a chain or equivalent therefor, one end permanently xed'to the ringa, the other end provided with a cross-bar, d, passed vthrough the ringf, the bar preventing its withdrawal. In this position the attach- Iment G serves the 'purpose of a handle for carrying the bag. j Y

When it is desired to leave the bag, or for any purpose to secure andprevent its removal 'withoutthe knowledge of the owner, the har end isdetached from the ring f and the barpassed through an eyelet or suitableopening, e, into the bag.

So soon as the bar is in thebag, it turns and lies across the opening,so as to prevent its removal from the bag. The attachment, before theendl is inserted into the bag, is passed around the thing to which 1t 1sdesired to secure the bag. Thus secured, itis safe from removal exceptby the owner, who, wheirhe de sires to loose the bag, .unlocks and opensthe bag, so as to take the har in his hand and return it through theopening.

Anotherarrangement of this same attachment/ I show in figa", whereanother eyelet or opening, b, is formed, and the attachment O providedwith a crossbar at both ends. One bar is inserted into one opening, and,when not 4required for use, the chain all passes into the bag, leavingonly the bar outside, as represented in the drawings.

Then, when it is desired tosecure the bag, take hold of the har (Z, drawout the chain, as denoted at W, pass it around the thing to which it isto be secured, and insert the bar into the otherV opening b.

Another arrangementof the same attachment is by simply employing thechain as last described, and using only one opening or eyelet'e, thechain drawn from the bag in like manner, passed around the thing towhich it is to be secured, and the end passed through the same openinge.

\Vhile I prefer a chain for the attachment, and bclievc it to be thebest material for the purpose, I desire to be understood by the namechain as embracing any suitable material.

Having fully described iny invention,

What I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The device for securing-traveling-bags to seats or other articles,consisting ot' a chain, G, with a crosshar, d, attached to the bag, andoperating in the manner described,

VYWitnesses:

A. J TIBBrrjs, MICHAEL RYAN.

J. B. sAEGENT.

